Jazz Articles about Maurizio Piancastelli

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Meroli: Notturni

by Chris May
February 7, 2021

Jazz has a great track record when it comes to film scores. Standouts include Miles Davis' soundtrack for Louis Malle's Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud (1958), Charles Mingus' for John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959) and Krzysztof Komeda's for Roman Polanski's Knife In The Water (1962). There are dozens more, particularly from the 1950s and 1960s, before rock became the go-to directorial choice for instant street cred. Curiously, given the many movie masterpieces shot by Italian directors, the country has produced ...